| Shintaro Kato 加藤慎太郎[1] [2] [3] | |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1999[4] |
| Birth Place: | Edogawa, Tokyo[5] |
| Height: | 1.91 m[6] |
| Currentclub: | Vanraure Hachinohe[7] |
| Clubnumber: | 19[8] |
| Position: | Defender[9] |
| Youthclubs1: | Mitsubishi Yowa |
| Youthclubs2: | Senshu University[10] [11] |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Blaublitz Akita[12] [13] |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | → Vanraure Hachinohe (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U-19[14] [15] |
| Club-Update: | 02:01, 29 August 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 2 December 2022 (UTC) |
is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Vanraure Hachinohe, on loan from Blaublitz Akita.
Kato was born in Edogawa, Tokyo on 18 October 1999.[16] He began playing football competitively at age 3[17] and had belonged to the local junior youth team at Mitsubishi Yowa. After graduating from Senshu University, he joined J2 League club Blaublitz Akita in 2022.[18]
In April, he debuted against Fagiano Okayama as a substitute centre-back.[19] [20] [21]
He netted his first professional headed goal in the Nambu derby on 14 May 2023.[22]
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| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blaublitz Akita | 2022[23] | J2 League[24] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vanraure Hachinohe | 2023 | J3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||